LANAP is the First FDA Cleared Laser Based Treatment for Gum Disease

LANAP Has No Contraindications!

Are Dental Lasers Safe?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted initial marketing clearance for soft tissue surgery in 1991. Since then, lasers have become an integral part of many common dental procedures.

Dental laser usage generally falls into one of the following three categories:

Disease Diagnosis

Soft Tissue Procedures – Used in treatments related to lips, gums, or the tongue

Hard Tissue Procedures – Used in treatments related to bone, dentin, or enamel

As science and technology grows more advanced, laser dentistry continues to evolve and expand into new areas of dentistry. Recent authorizations for lasers in dental treatments include bone re-contouring in the jaws and teeth as well as disease detection in tissues.

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Laser Dentistry in Worthington, OH

The first working laser debuted in 1960. Since its inception, laser technology has played an integral role in many products and services in our daily lives. Medical professionals use lasers to treat and perform a variety of ailments and procedures including internal surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, and of course lasers in dentistry.

Laser is now a common term, but it is actually an acronym standing for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.” The light used in lasers in dentistry is different from sunlight. Sunlight is made up of a continuum of wavelengths, explaining why sunlight separates into a rainbow. Lasers are just one ultra-focused beam of light.

Medical Laser Devices

Medical laser devices, including lasers in dentistry, require a source of electricity, mirrors guiding the light, a semiconductor emitting a specific light wavelength and fiber optics transporting the light energy. Harnessing and manipulating the wave length properties allows medical professionals to use lasers to treat or remove tissue for various procedures.

Lasers in Dentistry - Dental Treatments

Marketing clearance for soft tissue surgery was initially granted by the Food and Drug Administration in 1991. That clearance allowed lasers in dentistry to become an integral part of many dental procedures. Lasers in dentistry usually fall into one of three categories:

Diagnosis of disease

Soft tissue procedures (lips, gums, tongue)

Hard tissue procedures (bone, dentin, enamel)

Lasers in dentistry continue to evolve and expand as technology grows into new areas of dentistry. Some of the new areas include bone re-contouring in the jaw and teeth and disease detection in tissue.

The Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP®), is a procedure that uses a laser to treat periodontal disease, or gum disease. Drs. TJ Miller II and Thomas J. Miller vaporizes bacteria and infected tissue as a result of severe to moderate periodontal disease. LANAP® allows Drs. TJ Miller II and Thomas J. Miller to completely eliminate damaging effects of the disease without the use of a scalpel.

The preciseness of the laser’s wavelength allows Drs. TJ Miller II and Thomas J. Miller a high level of accuracy when vaporizing or cutting tissue. Before LANAP®, treating gum disease involved an invasive surgery. Lasers in dentistry have completely changed the playing field, enabling Drs. TJ Miller II and Thomas J. Miller to offer their patients a minimally invasive, highly effective treatment for gum disease.

To learn more about laser dentistry in Worthington, OH make an appointment today.